ALPA FastRead Podcast

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.  

Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:  

• We Will Never Forget: 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
• Cabin Air Safety Act Reintroduced in Congress
• Dues Return Offer Processing Has Begun
• Day of Operations/Crew Desk Scheduling Workshop: September 30–October 1

As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead at this link.

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.  

Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:  

• KCM OUTAGE: As of Wednesday, August 5th TSA advises the following locations have at least one operational KCM laptop:
  • ANC - South Terminal Checkpoint
  • ATL - T-South Checkpoint
  • BDL - Main Checkpoint
  • BOS -Terminal C2
  • CLE - Checkpoint
  • CLE - Central Exit Lan
  • CVG - Main Checkpoin
  • EWR - Terminal A
  • EWR - Terminal C
  • GSO - North Terminal
  • HSV - Main Checkpoint
  • JAC - Main Checkpoint
  • LAX - Terminal 1
  • MCI - Exit Lane South
  • MEM - Terminal B
  • MIA - Checkpoint D1
  • ORD - Checkpoint 9
  • ORD - Checkpoint 4
  • PHF - Main Checkpoint
  • PHX - Terminal 4
  • RDU - Terminal 2
  • SFB - Domestic Terminal B CKPT
  • SJU - Central Checkpoint
  • SRQ - Checkpoint A
  • SRQ - Checkpoint B
  • TPA - Airside Checkpoint E
  • We will provide additional updates as we receive information and when the outage is resolved.

• Sun Country Cites Pilot Staffing Shortage While Fighting Multimillion-Dollar Pay Award for Training Pilots
• Air Transat Pilots Elect New MEC Officers
• Processing of Dues Return Offer Begins Next Week

As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead at this link.

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.  

Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:  

• Celebrating 95 Years of ALPA
• [Former] Endeavor Pilot Performs on the Flight Deck and Concert Stage
• For Awareness: Temporary Cranes Near DCA (ALPA Recommendations)
  • Understand that the distance of the obstruction is based on the Airport Reference Point (ARP) and not a runway threshold when reviewing the NOTAMs.
  • Review all procedure NOTAMs for DCA to determine temporary obstruction impacts.
  • Remain vigilant for these temporary obstructions (cranes) that are between an instrument approach procedure Final Approach Fix (FAF), Visual Guided Fix (VGF)/visual segment, and the runway threshold.
  • Remain vigilant for these temporary obstructions when conducting a visual approach.
• Harnessing the Power of the Home Front
• ALPA Works to Secure Lifesaving ADS-B Legislation
  • ALPA Presses for ADS-B In Mandate (Testimony)
  • Urge Congress to Support Mandating ADS-B In for Commercial Aircraft!
• JetBlue Pilots Respond to Company’s System-Wide Scheduling Failures

As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead at this link.

 

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.  

Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:  

• Participate in the ALPA National Member Tracking Poll
  • All calls will come from 603-397-0660. On a landline phone, the caller ID will say “UNH Surv Ctr,” and on a cell phone, the number will come in as “NH Call.”
• JetBlue Pilots Respond to Company’s System-Wide Scheduling Failures
• How the 1,500-Hour Rule Transformed Airline Safety
• Crucial Pilot Protections Secured During Global Pandemic
• Negotiating New Sources of Value for ALPA Pilots
• Multiplying Engagement—Pursuing Industry and Labor Partnerships to Achieve Shared Goals
• ALPA's Forward Thinking Provides Members with Resources to Navigate the Unexpected

As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead at this link.

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.  

Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:  

• Crewmember Access Point Update
• Coalition Calls for Funding for Brand New Air Traffic Control System
• New Study Examines Flightcrew Radiation Exposure Assessment

As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead at this link.

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.  

Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:  

• Participate in the ALPA National Member Tracking Poll
  • All calls will come from 603-397-0660. On a landline phone, the caller ID will say “UNH Surv Ctr,” and on a cell phone, the number will come in as “NH Call.”
• ALPA in Action: Video Highlights Key Accomplishments
• Former Helicopter Pilot Helps Others Transition from Military to Airline Flying
• Volunteers Needed: Promote the Profession at OBAP in Chicago This August

As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead at this link.

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.  

Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:  

• Delta Pilots Help Passengers Navigate Busy Summer Flying Season
• Flying While Pregnant: Flight Planning for Childbearing
• Volunteer with Us, Reserve Your Spot for Dinner, and More at AirVenture Oshkosh

As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead at this link.

 

 

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.  

Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:  

• "Good Enough Is No Longer Good Enough" on Aviation Safety
• FedEx Pilots: Efficiency Requires More Than Cost-Cutting
• Land and Hold Short Operations Reminder from the Air Safety Organization
• Volunteers Needed: Promote the Profession at OBAP in Chicago This August

As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead at this link.